Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-22
ssThe One.woman poxx.r.v

LILLIAN DEvRREAUx BLAKE.
The eighteenth annual convention OF the New
| York State Woman Suffrage Association opened Ii
| New York city yesterday in the Masonic Temple
OF the convention Mrs. Lillian Devereaux Blake il
president; Mrs. Matilda Joslyn Gage, OF Onondags
County, first vice-president; Susan B. Anthony
second vice-president; Mary Seymour Howell, Of
Albany, secretary; Clara Neyman, corresponding
Secretaryi Charlotte +. Daley, recording Secre
tary; Miss Jennie McAdam, OF West Chester, treas
urer.
Considerable harsh feeling has been developed
In the meeting owing to what some Of the dele
Devereaux Blake, the president. said one OF the
party to-day: EYES, we have had about enough OF
this one-woman power. The association has been
now 1t is proposed to break the ring" Another
lady at this moment approached and proved to be
Mrs. Leonard, mother OF Lillian Russell, the act
resS. Said she: "When was in Albany last fall
visiting my daughter and was speaking to one OF
the State senators or our movement he said there
who desire woman suffrage. This is the result
OF the public regarding the movement as q
mere Clique. The faces OF those in authority
have become so familiar that those to whom
they appeal consider there are only O
small number connected with the association
Mrs Blake still declares that the greatest har-
lnOny exists In the association, and that there is
not the slightest emolument connected with any
OF the offices; the officers, she claimed have much
TO do, and ought to be selected from those best
lifted for the work. The election OF officers viii
take place to-day, and strong effort will prob
ably be made to depOSe Mrs Blake
AS the reporter was leaving the hall he encoun-
tered Mrs. Tw1tchell, the leader of the Opposition
10 MIS- Blake. This lady Is for war to the knife.
REJOICING AT THE VICTORY IN KANSAS.
An associated press dispatch says that Mrs.
Marguerite Moore, formerly president of the Land
League In Ireland, who was imprisoned in Kill
mainham Jail, presided at the convention Of the
WOmen'S Suffrage Association yesterday after
noon. She said that Notwithstanding the partial
deIeat In Kansas the cause was making progress
in all sections OF the country. Referring to her
recent visit TO Albany she rejOtced that those
members who voted against the wOman's suffrage
bill did not represent her views. Mrs. NJ. G. Gage
protested against the deprivation of the rights
that women had possessed in wyoming and utah.
She maintained that mans plea that .'wOman
was made for man" was 1nvalidated by mans In
consistency.
BROOKLYN DELEGATE EXPELLED.
The New York Times says that at the morning
session among those present was Mrs. Sophronia
Twitchel the authority on parliamentary rules and
Wall street wickedneSs, who smiled scOrnfully at
MIS- Blake, as much as to say, sim here, and don't
you forget it" Mrs Blake glanced at Mrs Twitchel
ION, said the latter loudly, 'I'm delegate from
Brooklyn; here are my credentials"
''Have you paid your dollar" asked Mrs. Blake.
MIS-. Twitchel f1shed about in an impossible
looking satchel for tiny pOrtemonnate. She
found 1t and distracted dollar. "Here it is" she
.Mrs. Twitchel.n said Mrs. Blake sweet,v az
must order you to leave the room while we are ap-
pointing committees"
Every one was surprised except Mrs Twitchel
She looked pOSiti vely pleased. 81 leave the
room!" she exclaimed In a tone suggestive of one
OF the early martyrs. 81 shall do nothing OF the
kind"
persisted Mrs. Blake.
"And decline" said Mrs. Twitchel.
Mrs Blake, thereupon, forgetting that discretion
Twitchel, and, grasping her arm, pointed to the
door. 'Out OF that door," She said, furiously But
the the, tide Of anger emanating from Mrs. Blake's
dark eyes was stemmed for the moment
as loud voice rang through the room and Miss
CaHsta Ddty, pressing her perverted GainsbOrough
not CO." she said, in stentorian tones "She has
every right to be here, and she shall remain. A
done, Mrs. Blake, is tOO-narrow minded to be our
president. You have acted In that capacity too
long l, for one should be glad 70 see some one
white and nervous, but said nothing Several Ia.
dies came to the rescue. Mrs. Twltchel left the
room OF her own sweet will, and order was re-
stored.